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• Mayor Adams’ releases details on bike plan “kickstart” funds

  Green streets; where bikes, fish and plants coexist.(Photo © J. Maus) Portland Mayor Sam Adams has released details of his promise to find $20 million to “kickstart” funding of the 2030 Bike Plan. As expected, the money will come from the... Posted Mar 05 2010, 06:38 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Bicycle Boulevards, Bicycle Master Plan, sam adams, funding

• Editorial: When it comes to family biking, size matters

  An impromptu group family ride led to realizations about the size and quality of our bikeways.(Photos © J. Maus) A few weekends ago my girls and I, and several other families, planned to attend a local event. Since it was a sunny day, the location of... Posted Mar 04 2010, 04:16 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Infrastructure, Editorial, Bicycle Boulevards, Family Biking

• Update on the North Concord Avenue bike boulevard

  New crossing treatment coming in the next few weeks to the intersection of N. Rosa Parks Way and Concord.(Graphic: PBOT) In the next few weeks, PBOT crews will install a key piece of the new bike boulevard on Concord Avenue in North Portland — a... Posted Mar 03 2010, 11:00 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Bicycle Boulevards

• 13 years later, 50s bikeway project finally gets rolling

  SE Woodstock — soon to be bike boulevard-ized.(Photo: PBOT) This morning, Portland City Council formally accepted a $1.3 million grant for the 50s Bikeway, a project that was first identified as a priority in Portland’s 1996 Bike Master Plan... Posted Jan 20 2010, 01:46 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Infrastructure, Bicycle Boulevards, projects, bike boulevards, 50s bikeway

• PBOT explains rationale of new “channelizer” islands on Spokane bike boulevard

  In our coverage of the new bike boulevard on Spokane Street in Sellwood many of you have shared questions and concerns about the new “channelizer” islands that have been installed. The islands are meant to channel motor vehicle and bike traffic... Posted Dec 29 2009, 05:22 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Bicycle Boulevards, sellwood, spokane st bike boulevard

• Sellwood gets city’s first “next generation” bike boulevard

  New “channelizing islands” at SE 7th and Spokane.(Photo: Alaya Wyndham-Price) On Saturday, the City of Portland hosted a party and bike ride on SE Spokane Street in Sellwood to celebrate the opening of a new bike boulevard. The project’s... Posted Dec 22 2009, 04:58 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Southeast, Bicycle Boulevards, spokane st bike boulevard

• Update on progress of bike boulevard project in Sellwood

  Detail of new “channelizing islands” recently installed on SE Spokane St.(Photos © Adams Carroll) The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation is just weeks away from unveiling one of the most important bike-related infrastructure projects... Posted Dec 03 2009, 09:00 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Southeast, Bicycle Boulevards

• Sellwood neighborhood plans bike boulevard celebration

  PBOT has made major safety improvements to this crossing (SE 13th and Spokane).(Photo © J. Maus) The Sellwood Bike Boulevard project is nearing completion and the neighborhood wants to celebrate. The Sellwood Moreland Improvement League (SMILE) will host... Posted Dec 03 2009, 03:37 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Bicycle Boulevards, sellwood, 15 miles of bike boulevards, spokane st bike boulevard

• PBOT: Spokane bike boulevard construction begins next month

  Plan drawing for crossing of Spokane at SE 13th. Notice new refuge island, semi-diverter (allowing bicycles onto Spokane but not cars), and curb extension. Red boxes are places where on-street parking will no longer be allowed. - Download Spokane Bike... Posted Oct 22 2009, 05:03 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Bicycle Boulevards, 15 miles of bike boulevards

• An in-depth look at the Going St. bike boulevard project

  PBOT’s Greg Raisman shared a preview of Going plans at our recent Get Together.(Photos © J. Maus) In case you haven’t heard, the City of Portland’s Bureau of Transportation is smack dab in the middle of a major campaign to create 15... Posted Sep 03 2009, 10:47 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, North, Bicycle Boulevards

• More of what’s in store for SE Clinton bike street makeover

  “Bike Flags” are one of several concepts the city hopes will help identify SE Clinton as a bike priority street. The City of Portland has shared more of the design elements they’re hoping to bring to Clinton Street as part of their Clinton... Posted Jul 22 2009, 11:52 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Bicycle Boulevards, projects, clinton street bike boulevard project

• A “bold, creative” Clinton bike boulevard? See for yourself tonight

  This “bicycle mandala” graphic is one of the treatments PBOT is proposing to install in an intersection along SE Clinton Street to make it clear to people in cars that they are on a bicycle boulevard. The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation... Posted Jul 13 2009, 08:30 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Neighborhoods, Southeast, Bicycle Boulevards

• City brings bike boulevard plans to neighborhoods

  City is rolling out public outreach process for more bike boulevards.(Photo © J. Maus) The City of Portland is about to embark on a series of open houses to inform neighborhoods about their bike boulevard plans. The Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is... Posted Jul 02 2009, 06:54 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Advocacy, Infrastructure, Bicycle Boulevards

• Blumenauer makes Portland bike boulevards a “High Priority” project

  U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer has made his transportation project requests public.(Photo © J. Maus) [Via Mapes on Politics] U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer has made his list of “High Priority” transportation projects public, and several... Posted May 19 2009, 06:31 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Bicycle Boulevards, earl blumenauer, federal transportation bill, bike boulevards

• City unveils plans for bike boulevard in Sellwood

  Crossing Spokane at SE 13th.(Photos © J. Maus) Last night at the headquarters of the Sellwood-Moreland neighborhood association, about 50 residents showed up to learn more about the City of Portland’s plans to create a bicycle boulevard on SE Spokane... Posted Jan 30 2009, 08:19 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business, Infrastructure, Neighborhoods, Southeast, Bicycle Boulevards, projects, sellwood, spokane ave bike boulevard, bike boulevards